I believe that Steampunk is more than just brass and watchparts. It's finding a way to combine the past and the future in an aesthetic pleasing yet still punkish way. It's living a life that looks old-fashioned, yet speaks to the future. It's taking the detritus of our modern technological society and remaking it into useful things. Join me as I search for items for my house that combine the scientific romanticism of the Victorians with our real present and imagined future.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Explorer's Bathroom

Since I seem to be on a bathroom kick, how about this one for the steampunk explorer? The key to this look is to use a large scale map print so it's not overwhelmingly busy.

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:0 This picture has me drooling and whimpering. There is very little in this world I love more than antique maps, so this bathroom is just made of LOVE! I second the request above- where can we get wallpaper like this?!?!

I believe the original site says the designer used the same toile for the roman shades and the wall treatments. The toile fabric would be applied with a sort of cornstarch paste. Think decoupage.

This could be a bonus if you live in an apartment (no damage to walls from papering). Suggestion: a cotton print will cost less per yard and be easier to put on a wall than, say, a drapery fabric made in a similar pattern.

Ben's found some site with high resolution antique map images -- I'll try to get him to add a link here. We've been thinking about printing some large ones with a service like wallhogs to use somewhere...

I really wanted that wallpaper too so I traced the picture back to the decorator and emailed her to find out what she used It was fabric called Planisphere by Pierre Frey - The cheapest I could find it was 234.00 a yard at "www.decoratorsbest.com"